2000 Cyprus Rally

2000 Cyprus Rally
*28th Cyprus Rally*
2000 Cyprus Rally; 28th Cyprus Rally
Round 10 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Cyprus
Rally base	Limassol
Dates run	September 8 2000 – September 10 2000
Stages	23 (348.41 km; 216.49 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,227.79 km (762.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews	52 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Carlos Sainz; Luis Moya; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '00

The 2000 Cyprus Rally (formally the 28th Cyprus Rally) was the tenth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 September and 10 September 2000, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 23rd win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background[edit]

Entry list[edit]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	M
3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	P
8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	P
9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
World Rally Championship entries
20	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Lukoil EOS Rally Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
18	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
19	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Jean-Marc Fortin	Wizja TV / Turning Point RT	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	M
20	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
21	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
22	Simon Jean-Joseph	Jack Boyère	Simon Jean-Joseph	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	—
23	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Nikolaos Petropoulos	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
29	Andreas Tsouloftas	Andreas Achilleos	Fairways Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
30	Chris Thomas	Andreas Christodoulides	Chris Thomas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
33	Maurice Sehnaoui	Naji Stephan	Maurice Sehnaoui	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
34	Christos Eliades	Dimis Cacoyiannis	Christos Eliades	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
35	Paraskevas Paraskeva	Savvas Laos	Paraskevas Paraskeva	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
36	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	Nigel Heath	Subaru Impreza WRC	—
37	Michel Saleh	Adamos Gregoriou	Michel Saleh	Toyota Celica GT-Four	—
42	Iakovos Pendaras	Andreas Andreou	Iakovos Pendaras	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution	—
48	Leonidas Katsaros	Renos Thrasyvoulou	Leonidas Katsaros	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	—
53	Nicholas Mandrides	Yiannis Ioannou	Nicholas Mandrides	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
Group N Cup entries
24	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
25	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
27	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
28	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
31	Andreas Peratikos	Harris Episkopou	Andreas Peratikos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
32	Dimi Mavropoulos	Georgios Alexandrou	Dimi Mavropoulos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
38	Nizar Al-Shanfari	Michalakis Michael	Nizar Al-Shanfari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
39	Ron Cremen	Linda Long	Ron Cremen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
40	Rami Shohatovich	Nikitas Stavrinou	Rami Shohatovich	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
44	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
45	Prodromos Prodromou	Yiannos Hadjichristofi	Prodromos Prodromou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
46	Charalambos Timotheou	Nicos Panayides	Charalambos Timotheou	Subaru Impreza 555	—
47	Panagiotis Theofanides	Nikos Theofanides	Panagiotis Theofanides	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
49	Pavlos Moschoutis	Giorgos Petropoulos	Pavlos Moschoutis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
52	Johnny Westberg	Etai Moldawsky	Johnny Westberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
54	Daniel Levy	Theodoros Georgiou	Daniel Levy	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
57	Demitris Pieri	Petros Panteli	Demitris Pieri	Toyota Celica GT-Four	—
58	Andreas Konstantinou	Marios Potamou	Andreas Konstantinou	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
59	Giorgos Koudounias	Andreas Erotokritou	Giorgos Koudounias	Renault Clio 16V	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[edit]

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3)

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 145.16 km
8 September	08:33	SS1	Alassa 1	6.22 km
	09:06	SS2	Prastio 1	11.06 km
	09:49	SS3	Agios Nikolaos 1	11.30 km
	10:22	SS4	Platres 1	11.99 km
	12:17	SS5	Mylikouri 1	31.87 km
	13:10	SS6	Panagia 1	19.52 km
	15:08	SS7	Kourdali	14.92 km
	15:39	SS8	Assinou	25.39 km
	16:57	SS9	Xerarkaka	12.89 km
Leg 2 — 114.50 km
9 September	09:01	SS10	Platres — Saittas	11.48 km
	09:39	SS11	Alassa 2	6.22 km
	10:12	SS12	Prastio 2	11.06 km
	13:10	SS13	Panagia 2	19.52 km
	13:55	SS14	Mylikouri 2	31.87 km
	16:48	SS15	Prastio 3	11.06 km
	17:31	SS16	Agios Nikolaos 2	11.30 km
	18:04	SS17	Platres 2	11.99 km
Leg 3 — 88.75 km
10 September	09:21	SS18	Vavatsinia 1	19.11 km
	10:04	SS19	Agios Onoufrios	18.10 km
	10:52	SS20	Lageia 1	9.62 km
	13:47	SS21	Vavatsinia 2	19.11 km
	14:35	SS22	Macheras	13.19 km
	15:18	SS23	Lageia 2	9.62 km
Source:^[3]

Results[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	5:26:04.9		10
2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	5:26:42.2	+37.3	6
3	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:27:35.7	+1:30.8	4
4	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	5:28:09.0	+2:04.1	3
5	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:29:03.1	+2:58.2	2
6	20	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Lukoil EOS Rally Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	5:29:50.3	+3:45.4	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	5:26:04.9		10
2	2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	5:26:42.2	+37.3	6
3	3	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:27:35.7	+1:30.8	4
4	4	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	5:28:09.0	+2:04.1	3
5	5	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:29:03.1	+2:58.2	2
7	6	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	5:33:06.6	+7:01.7	0
8	7	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	5:34:10.6	+8:05.7	0
Retired SS14		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	Accident		0
Retired SS7		7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS5		12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Oil leak		0
Retired SS2		11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Sep)	SS1	Alassa 1	6.22 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:34.7	Carlos Sainz
	SS2	Prastio 1	11.06 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:40.0
	SS3	Agios Nikolaos 1	11.30 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	10:04.0
	SS4	Platres 1	11.99 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:54.0
	SS5	Mylikouri 1	31.87 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	36:05.6
	SS6	Panagia 1	19.52 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	17:33.8
	SS7	Kourdali	14.92 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	16:28.9
	SS8	Assinou	25.39 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	27:30.8
	SS9	Xerarkaka	12.89 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	14:33.8
Leg 2 (9 Sep)	SS10	Platres — Saittas	11.48 km	Freddy Loix	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	9:46.4
	SS11	Alassa 2	6.22 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:35.0
	SS12	Prastio 2	11.06 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:36.8
	SS13	Panagia 2	19.52 km	Freddy Loix	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	17:10.9
	SS14	Mylikouri 2	31.87 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	35:52.1
	SS15	Prastio 3	11.06 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:34.6
	SS16	Agios Nikolaos 2	11.30 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:57.8
	SS17	Platres 2	11.99 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:45.5
Leg 3 (10 Sep)	SS18	Vavatsinia 1	19.11 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	17:05.7
	SS19	Agios Onoufrios	18.10 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	16:26.1
	SS20	Lageia 1	9.62 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	8:38.6
	SS21	Vavatsinia 2	19.11 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	16:58.3
	SS22	Macheras	13.19 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	11:40.0
	SS23	Lageia 2	9.62 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	8:35.8

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Marcus Grönholm	44		Timo Rautiainen	44		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	79
2	1	Colin McRae	42	1	Nicky Grist	42		Subaru World Rally Team	64
3	1	Richard Burns	41	1	Robert Reid	41		Peugeot Esso	58
4		Carlos Sainz	37		Luis Moya	37		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	35
5		Tommi Mäkinen	28		Risto Mannisenmäki	28		Škoda Motorsport	8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
11	1	25	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:48:45.6		10
12	2	28	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:50:26.0	+1:40.4	6
13	3	27	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:51:31.4	+2:45.8	4
15	4	24	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:58:26.3	+9:40.7	3
16	5	31	Andreas Peratikos	Harris Episkopou	Andreas Peratikos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	6:07:02.3	+18:16.7	2
18	6	44	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	6:15:04.4	+26:18.8	1
20	7	32	Dimi Mavropoulos	Georgios Alexandrou	Dimi Mavropoulos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:16:47.2	+28:01.6	0
22	8	47	Panagiotis Theofanides	Nikos Theofanides	Panagiotis Theofanides	Subaru Impreza WRX	6:24:36.0	+35:50.4	0
23	9	49	Pavlos Moschoutis	Giorgos Petropoulos	Pavlos Moschoutis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:24:47.1	+36:01.5	0
24	10	52	Johnny Westberg	Etai Moldawsky	Johnny Westberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:54:43.6	+1:05:58.0	0
25	11	58	Andreas Konstantinou	Marios Potamou	Andreas Konstantinou	Subaru Impreza WRX	7:37:45.2	+1:48:59.6	0
27	12	54	Daniel Levy	Theodoros Georgiou	Daniel Levy	Subaru Impreza WRX	7:43:44.6	+1:54:59.0	0
Retired SS15		38	Nizar Al-Shanfari	Michalakis Michael	Nizar Al-Shanfari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS7		45	Prodromos Prodromou	Yiannos Hadjichristofi	Prodromos Prodromou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		40	Rami Shohatovich	Nikitas Stavrinou	Rami Shohatovich	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		46	Charalambos Timotheou	Nicos Panayides	Charalambos Timotheou	Subaru Impreza 555	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		39	Ron Cremen	Linda Long	Ron Cremen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Accident		0
Retired SS5		57	Demitris Pieri	Petros Panteli	Demitris Pieri	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Steering		0
Retired SS3		59	Giorgos Koudounias	Andreas Erotokritou	Giorgos Koudounias	Renault Clio 16V	Gearbox		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Sep)	SS1	Alassa 1	6.22 km	Manfred Stohl Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:57.9	Manfred Stohl Gabriel Pozzo
	SS2	Prastio 1	11.06 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:22.4	Gabriel Pozzo
	SS3	Agios Nikolaos 1	11.30 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:45.2	Gustavo Trelles
	SS4	Platres 1	11.99 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:35.7
	SS5	Mylikouri 1	31.87 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	37:44.6
	SS6	Panagia 1	19.52 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	18:36.7
	SS7	Kourdali	14.92 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	17:25.2
	SS8	Assinou	25.39 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	29:17.4
	SS9	Xerarkaka	12.89 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:28.4
Leg 2 (9 Sep)	SS10	Platres — Saittas	11.48 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:24.3
	SS11	Alassa 2	6.22 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:54.1
	SS12	Prastio 2	11.06 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:11.1
	SS13	Panagia 2	19.52 km	Gustavo Trelles Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	18:39.5
	SS14	Mylikouri 2	31.87 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	37:34.1
	SS15	Prastio 3	11.06 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:13.7
	SS16	Agios Nikolaos 2	11.30 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:46.3
	SS17	Platres 2	11.99 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:37.4
Leg 3 (10 Sep)	SS18	Vavatsinia 1	19.11 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	18:25.7
	SS19	Agios Onoufrios	18.10 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	18:04.1
	SS20	Lageia 1	9.62 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:20.2
	SS21	Vavatsinia 2	19.11 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	18:22.9
	SS22	Macheras	13.19 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:50.8
	SS23	Lageia 2	9.62 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:15.1

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Manfred Stohl	48
2		Gustavo Trelles	44
3	1	Gabriel Pozzo	22
4	1	Jani Paasonen	21
5	1	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	16

References[edit]

^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2000-Cyprus-1] "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

[cypdrivers_2000-2] "Cyprus Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[cypitinerary_2000-3] "Cyprus Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[cypoverall_2000-4] "Cyprus Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[cypwrc_2000-5] "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[cyppwrc_2000-6] "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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